Aussie games sector set for 2009 growth

@shadow_571 only if your stupid enough to buy games when theyre at rrp/not on special

EB's standard prices are too high. But JB and others also do dodgy things. DS games seem to occasionally be the European or US version, even when there is a region specific Australian one. I can only assume the same is true for other games. (Though not all of the time, while EB is consistently exe). EB does price match very well, i just go in and tell them to match JB or Game's price and they do... but you had to do your homework :)

@Blade8Aus EB is a rip, I buy my games at JB Hifi

@zaprct actually i find EB has some excellent sales but i never buy games at full price (as you are right buying new games they are very expensive) i hate game though

Maybe with Game it's different from store to store, I'm just basing my opinion on the couple I've been to. With EB they're consistantly expensive so I tend to avoid. They will occassionally have a really cheap second hand 360 game that is a few years old for like $15 or $20 which is the only reason I check the store out if I go past.

Game isn't that bad in comparison to EB Games. I agree JB is usually the cheapest, but i still go to game, because they tend to have more stock and more helpful staff than at JB.

@Ivory-Dynamite I tend to agree, in Australia consoles and games are extremely expensive in comparison to the US, however a lot of the time you really just need to look in the right places. First step, don't buy from Game or EB, they both charge RRP nearly all of the time, even their used games are barely discounted. I saw a used COD4:MW in Game the other day for $89.95! Ridiculous. JB HiFi are usually the best bet, they generally have the cheapest prices for pretty much every form of entertainment. If you don't live near one just ask EB to price-match JB's price for a game.

Yes the achieved this by over charging the Australian public ripping us of with over priced games have they ever though of making the prices come down to what they are actually worth.If they did don't they think sales will go through the roof more games will be sold and no 18+ rating Australian gaming industry is organised crime and they complain about piracy.

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No R18 rating, no market. While sales might be increasing, the typical age of gamers is also increasing so Australia should take advantage of that and be allowed to create games for a more mature audience...not just for kids

Man, I only brought like Action games and shooters or racing games this year. Not family games! Not my type of games anyway!

32% of games sold in Australia this year were family games? Damn didn't realize things down here were that bad :P.

We have the most resilient economy in the world and our sales continue to go up. Industry sales have gone up dramatically, only a couple of years we saw it hit $1 Billion.